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[TodayInSports @TodayInSportsCo]

Always wished I could run like Willie Mays Hayes. 🤣⚾️

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

"Look, Charlie Brown, they're going to have a sports banquet right here in our town! They're going to invite Willie Mays and Bobby Hull and Arnold Palmer and... Joe Shlabotnik!!" (Classic Peanuts - December 26, 1969)

[Baseball In Pics @baseballinpix]

Willie Mays visiting a children's hospital at Christmas.

[Max Goldstein @MaxSportsStudio]

List of position players who have produced more wins above replacement (FanGraphs) than Mike Trout (73.4):

1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Willie Mays
4. Ty Cobb
5. Honus Wagner
6. Hank Aaron
7. Tris Speaker
8. Ted Williams
9. Rogers Hornsby
10. Stan Musial
11. Eddie Collins

[Talkin’ Jake @TalkinJake]

Most Seasons w/ the following:

BA > .300
OPS > .900
(125+ gp, 90% at CF)

Tris Speaker 11
Willie Mays 10
Bernie Williams 7
Joe DiMaggio 7
Earl Averill 7
Mickey Mantle 6
Ty Cobb 6
Hack Wilson 5
Ken Griffey Jr 4
Duke Snider 4

Everyone except @bw51official is in the Hall of Fame..

[John Lurie @lurie_john]

Happy Birthday Willie Mays

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[Ryan M. Spaeder @theaceofspaeder]

Most career seasons with at least 150 games played in centerfield and 25 home runs hit:

Willie Mays - 10
Andruw Jones - 10
No other player - 9
No other player - 8
No other player - 7
No other player - 6
No other player - 5

[Ryan M. Spaeder @theaceofspaeder]

Players with at least 400 home runs and 100 assists from centerfield:

Mickey Mantle*
Willie Mays*
Ken Griffey Jr.*
Andruw Jones
Carlos Beltran

*Hall of Famer

[Dave Veres @dveres43]

Watching Major league and didn’t realize how far ahead of his time Willie Mays Hayes was. #launchangle

[Our Old Ball Game @ouroldballgame]

Amazing game action photo of Roy Campanella mid play as Willie Mays crosses home plate.

[tripleplayacosta @tripleplayha]

Ya Nueva York tiene un antecedente histórico e irrepetible, en eso de tener rivalidades individuales. Entre 1951 y 1957, en la ciudad convivieron los tres mejores jardineros centrales de la época: Mickey Mantle con los Yanquis, Willie Mays con los Gigantes y Duke Snider con los

[Ryan M. Spaeder @theaceofspaeder]

Complete list of centerfielders with at least 20 home runs, 20 stolen bases, and 20 outfield assists in a season:

1998 Andruw Jones
1954 Willie Mays

[Ryan M. Spaeder @theaceofspaeder]

Cut that 200 defensive runs saved requirement to 150 and this is your list:

Adrian Beltre
Andruw Jones
Scott Rolen
Barry Bonds
Cal Ripken Jr.*
Carl Yastrzemski*
Al Kaline*
Willie Mays*

*Hall of Famer

[David O'Brien @DOBrienATL]

It's ridiculous, in my opinion. You are talking about literally one of the greatest two defensive center fielders to ever play (Willie Mays the other), and a guy who won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves while also hitting 434 career homers and stealing 152 bases.

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

Enjoy some highlights of "The Say Hey Kid" in action while we wait for the baseball season to begin! ("Say Hey - The Willie Mays Song" by The Treniers) #MLB #History

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays collects his 3,000th career hit vs. the Montreal Expos at Candlestick Park! (1970) #MLB #History #SFGiants

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

New York Giants star Willie Mays makes "The Catch" and throw of a lifetime in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds! #MLB #History

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

“Babe Ruth was number 3, Willie Mays is number 24 and Mickey Mantle is number 7!” ~ Charlie Brown has an ingenious way to remember his locker combination! (Classic Peanuts) #MLB #Baseball

[SFGiants @SFGiants]

🎶 On the 1st day of Giving, my #SFGiants gave to me... Willie Mays underneath a palm tree. 🎶

RT for your chance to win a Willie Mays bobblehead and an autographed #SFGiants baseball ⚾️

RULES: https://t.co/KpSrZSAi8B

[Dr. Jim Afremow @goldmedalmind]

"It is not hard to be good from time to time.
What is tough is being good every day."
—Willie Mays, @MLB Hall of Famer

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